Printer&#39;s furniture



C. E. BENHAM.

- PRINTERS FURNITURE.

APPL I C A T l 0 N F l L E D M A Y 2 9 1 9 2 0.

' 1 349 257 Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

' \m enor. Charles EBenham A d Cy.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. IBENHAM, or SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR To Tris MAQUACOMPANY, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

PRINTER S FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 10, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. BENHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady, State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PrintersFurniture, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to printers furniture and has for itsobject to provide an improved form of apparatus of this character.

For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and myinventiomattention is directed to the accompanying description and theclaims appended thereto. 1

In the drawing, the figure is a perspective view of apparatus embodyingmy invention.

According to my invention, I employ a number of solid blocks 1 made fromsuitable metal such as steel or cast iron for example, and provide themwith slots 2 which extend vertically of the blocks when the blocks areassembled in making a frame.

Blocks 1 are finished all over to accurate printers dimensions and slots2 are likewise of accurate printers dimensions as to their width, depthand the distance they are located from the corners of the blocks. Blocks1 may be termed lock quads, and in addition to their use in frames aswill appear later they may be employed singly or in groups of varioussizes and shapes as quotation quads.

To form a rectangular frame as shown in the drawing, the purpose ofwhich is to form a rectangular blank on a printed page, the compositortakes four lock quads and inserts the ends of ordinary printers slugs 3in the slots 2, the quads forming the four corners of the frame. Sincethe lock quads and the slots therein are of accurate printersdimensions, standard slugs build up frames with them which have exactprinters dimensions as will appear more clearly in connection with thenumerical example given hereinafter. The assembled parts form a framewhich will hold together due to the snug fitting of the parts and may behandled as a unit. The compositor then fills the spaces outside slugs 3by means of other ordinary printers slugs 4 so as to give the frame acontinuous, smooth outside surface. This forms a complete piece ofprinters furniture of standard printers dimensions,

which can be handled as a unit and used in the well-known manner.

By my invention a compositor is able to quickly build up printersfurniture of any desired standard size by selecting slugs of the desiredlengths, and since every printing establishment is supplied with suchslugs as a part of their regular equipmenuiny invention requires theaddition of only a single new type of equipment in addition to thatalready in use. Furthermore, such new pieces of equipment may be usedalso as quads. As is well understood, slug material may be purchased instrips and is cut into various standard lengths foruse asa part of theequipment of every printing establishment.

It is to be noted that in using my invention it is only necessary toinsert the ends of ordinary slugs into the slots 2, a thing which can bequickly done without waste of time, and that there are no clamps, orother type of special securing means required. My invention also mayreplace standard furniture such as is now in common use. It thus servesto effect a saving both in time and equipment.

As a matter of illustration and in order that my invention may be betterunderstood, 1 will now give numerical values to the dimensions of thevarious parts. It is to be understood, however, that this is only by wayof illustration and is not to be taken as a limitation of my invention.Each lock quad 1 may be a 48-point em quad of steel, and the two slots 2may be each 12 points deep, 6 points wide and spaced 12 points from thecorner of the blocks. The dimensions are thus all standard printersdimensions. Any 6-point slug will therefore fit slot 2 and will enterthe slot to a depth of exactly 12 points. It will also be exactly 12points from the corner of the quad. If it is desired to make a frame tofill a space 15 picas by 27 picas, for example, the four quads .1 areassembled with slugs 3 for the sides which are 21 picas long and withslugs 3 for the ends which are 9 picas long. Since the quads 1 are 4picas square and slots 2 are 12 points, or 1 pica deep, this will give aframe exactly 15 by 27 picas. The spaces outside the sides and ends arethen filled in with slugs 41 which for the sides must be 19 picas longand for the ends 7 picas long. Single slugs 12 points in thickness maybe 'ers furniture comprismg a block having used for this or two slugseach 6 pointsin thickness may be used as is obvious. The frame is thencomplete and ready for use.

As is clear, the lock quads land slots 2 may have any desired dimensionslong as they are standard printers dimensions to fit with standardslugs, such as 6-point or 12- p'oint slugs, for example. i

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I havedescribed the princi lo of 0 aeration of m invention to ether What Iclaim as new and desire to sec re by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates,is

l. A lock quad for use in building printstandard printers dimensionsprovided with slots of standard printers dimensions adapted to receivestandard printers slugs.

2. In printers furniture, a frame com:

prising rectangular corner blocks of stand ard printers dimensions, saidblocksbemg provided with slots of standard printers dimensions in Widthand depth, and slugs having their ends located in said slots.

3. In printers furniture, a frame, comprising rectangular corner blocksof standard printers dimensions, said blocks being provided with slotsof standard printers dimensions in width and depth, said slots beingspaced standard distances from the cor ners of the blocks, slugs havingtheir ends located 111 sa d'slots, and'other slugs located outslde saldfirst-named slugs and between said blocks. 7 V v 4. A block for use inconnection with printers slugs for building printers furniture, saidblock having standard printers dimensions and being provided with slotsof standard printers dimensions which slots are spaced standarddistances.from the corners of the blocks.

In witness whereohl have hereunto set my hand this 28th da of May, 1920.

CHAR ES E. BENHAM.

